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{"title":"Still willing and able to contribute: donor perspectives on donating blood in later life","authors":"Rachel Thorpe,&nbsp;Barbara M. Masser,&nbsp;Lilly Nguyen,&nbsp;Tanya E. Davison","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12634","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12634","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background and objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>With greater numbers of Australians living longer with healthier lives, older adults could make a greater contribution to whole-blood and plasma donor panels. Understanding the experiences and attitudes of middle-aged to older Australians towards blood donation may provide opportunities to develop strategies to engage, recruit and retain older donors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 donors aged 50 and over with diversity of donation experiences and age at which they first donated. The interviews focussed on becoming and remaining a donor, donating in later life and intentions to continue donating.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For some older people, being a blood donor is an important social role associated with a sense of themselves as healthy, knowledgeable and able to make a valuable contribution to the community. The majority of participants believed that age should not be a barrier to continued donation and that eligibility should be based on health and not age.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Older donors intend to continue to donate for as long as they are eligible or until they perceive themselves ineligible. Recommendations are provided for strategies to engage with older donors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 2","pages":"139-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12634","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47077878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Information systems for a blood transfusion regional network","authors":"Miguel A. Vesga,&nbsp;María Azkárate","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12630","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12630","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As a result of the objectives related to patient safety established in the Basque Country, and the need to increase safety and transfusion efficiency, a Basque transfusion network has been created whose strengths are the availability and interconnection of information systems covering all phases of a single and common blood process for all centres in the region. All relevant information is generated, disseminated, shared and recorded in an automated manner. The information includes donor and patient health records, transfusion requirements and transfusion history, data and process traceability, among others. This compact network of information is having a significant impact on almost all phases of the transfusion process, being the most relevant: Safety in donor selection; clinical and biological shared information for all hospital; safety in the identification of patients, samples and blood components; complete real-time traceability; increased quality of the decision to transfuse and decrease unnecessary transfusions; decreased number of adverse effects, component administration errors and near miss related to blood component transfusion; or optimization of training programmes, as it is a standardized activity for all staff involved on blood transfusion. It is also assumed that PBM programmes will be able to improve their efficiency by having high-quality data.</p>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 3","pages":"231-238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12630","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49213352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quality Improvement in a small-scale Caribbean Blood Bank: the value of long-term collaboration and stepwise process approach","authors":"Ashley J. Duits,&nbsp;Luigi Sillé,&nbsp;Willem M. Smid","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12631","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12631","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Compliance with accepted quality standards guarantees safe and effective blood transfusion in patients. Introduction of well-defined quality systems in the Caribbean has however remained a big challenge.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Red Cross Blood Bank Foundation on the island of Curaçao selected the EU GMP/GPG standards as the national blood programme quality standard. A stepwise quality improvement programme was designed in collaboration with Sanquin Consulting Services. The external audit results were used for formulating a yearly quality improvement plan. The main challenges and key success factors of the progress made over a 10-year span are presented according to WHO key blood quality elements.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The quality improvement programme showed the importance of legislation based on a voluntary non-remunerated blood donor programme. A clearly defined national blood bank organizational structure with appropriate job descriptions, required competencies and appointment at the start of a dedicated quality manager were key basic elements. The focus of the yearly audits varied from technical issues, progress evaluation to emerging infectious diseases with special attention for the small-scale blood bank environment. Use of EuBIS documents greatly facilitated the required GAP analyses. Introduction of automatization for TTI testing and PRT strongly improved the provision of safe blood products. Effective communication and collaboration should be included as key elements for a safe national blood programme.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Making use of a stepwise quality improvement programme, based on collaboration, compliance with international quality standards, provision of sufficient safe blood on the island of Curaçao, could be achieved in a sustainable manner.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 4","pages":"346-356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12631","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47414579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alternative methods of platelet storage and pathogen reduction","authors":"Teresa Jimenez-Marco,&nbsp;Miguel Quetglas-Oliver","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12624","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12624","url":null,"abstract":"Research on alternative platelet (PLT) storage methods is focused on extending shelf‐life in order to improve PLT inventory management while maintaining quality and function. After decades of investigation, cryopreservation and cold storage are gaining prominence as methods that can dramatically improve PLT availability in remote, rural and isolated areas, including war zones. Patients with active bleeding who need to clot rapidly benefit from the procoagulant phenotype of cryopreserved or cold‐stored PLTs, which can quickly bind to the damaged endothelium. An innovative research area is combining pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs) with different storage methods. The advantages of refrigeration and cryopreservation can be maximized when used together with PRT treatment, allowing longer storage with a considerably reduced risk of infectious disease transmission.","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 3","pages":"206-212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12624","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47831878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of factors affecting return of first-time blood donors in Japan: The role of small volume whole blood collection","authors":"Takeshi Odajima,&nbsp;Minoko Takanashi,&nbsp;Hiroki Sugimori,&nbsp;Junichi Sato,&nbsp;Chiharu Kano,&nbsp;Yoshihiro Matsuda,&nbsp;Nelson Hirokazu Tsuno,&nbsp;Kazuo Muroi","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12635","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12635","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Acquiring and maintaining a repeat donor population is essential to keep a sufficient blood supply in Japan. To understand the factors associated with the return of first-time blood donors, we conducted a retrospective analysis of first-time blood donors who donated blood to the Japanese Red Cross Blood Services in the year 2017, by following them up for 2 years and then statistically analysing the returning donors in comparison with the non-returning donors. The blood donors’ features were obtained from the Donor Management System and statistically analysed according to whether they returned or not to make another blood donation during the 2-year period. Data from 421 415 first-time donors were analysed, and the return rate was 39·6%. In a univariate analysis including all donors, the factors significantly associated with return donation were male gender, younger age, higher BW, 200 ml whole blood collection (200 WB) and higher Hb. In the subgroup analysis, we analysed student donors aged less than 23 years (157 847 donors) and found younger age, higher BW, 200 WB and female gender as factors significantly associated with returning. Among non-students in the same age group (<i>n</i> = 42 623), younger age, higher BW, 400 WB and male gender were the factors associated with higher returning. The median age and BW of the non-student group were higher compared with the students. Although 200 WB donation is not cost-effective, from our results it seems to play a role in the acquisition of donors who are potential repeat blood donors, essential for maintaining the blood supply in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 2","pages":"168-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12635","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48257009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of affect, satisfaction and internal drive on personal moral norms during COVID-19","authors":"Besarta Veseli,&nbsp;Elena Koch,&nbsp;Meikel Soliman,&nbsp;Sabrina Sandner,&nbsp;Sinika Studte,&nbsp;Michel Clement","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12626","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12626","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background and Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Societies require prosocial activities during crises. The COVID-19 pandemic presents individuals with unique challenges that may affect their emotional state leading to reformed personal moral norms. Crucially, personal moral norms are important predictors of moral behaviour. Given the longevity of the pandemic, studying its impact on affect, satisfaction and internal drive of (non-)donors during COVID-19 and if personal moral norms are affected is paramount.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Material and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study relies on longitudinal data, consisting of six waves carried out biweekly. Our panel is representative for the German population, capturing changes in affect, satisfaction, internal drive and personal moral norms. We compare the emotional state and personal moral norms of (non-)donors in the pandemic to pre-pandemic phase. Moreover, we analyse changes in emotional state and personal moral norms during the pandemic and investigate the role of emotional state on personal moral norms.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Firstly, our results show that personal moral norms of (non-)donors drop compared to pre-pandemic. Within pandemic, personal moral norms of active donors are not further altered. Secondly, we find significant changes of emotional state in the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic phase, for example individuals feel more optimistic, but less satisfied and less energetic. Thirdly, we find that feeling more grateful increases personal moral norms of non-donors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study provides insights into how crises shape (non-)donors’ emotional state and its impact on relevant donor motivations, that is, personal moral norms. Blood banks can use this knowledge to enhance recruiting and retention efforts during crises.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 2","pages":"158-167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12626","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39159469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patient blood management – recommendations from the International Consensus Conference, Frankfurt/Main, Germany","authors":"Markus M. Mueller,&nbsp;Hans Van Remoortel,&nbsp;Patrick Meybohm,&nbsp;Kari Aranko,&nbsp;Michael F. Murphy,&nbsp;Jeffrey L. Carson,&nbsp;Erica Wood,&nbsp;Philippe Vandekerckhove,&nbsp;Erhard Seifried,&nbsp;for the ICC PBM Frankfurt 2018 Team","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12632","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12632","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An International Consensus Conference (ICC) on PBM was held in 2018 to develop evidence-based clinical and research recommendations for preoperative anaemia, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion thresholds for adults and implementation of PBM programmes. An international scientific committee (SC) defined 17 Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome (PICO) questions for the three topics preoperative anaemia, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion thresholds for adults and PBM implementation. Based on these questions, an extensive literature search was conducted in four biomedical databases. The GRADE framework (= grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluation) was used to develop a systematic approach to the presentation of evidence summaries and for making clinical recommendations. Three expert panels (EP) consisting of clinicians, scientists, nurses, patient representatives and methodologists were established and used these methods to develop recommendations driven by published evidence. Out of more than 17 500 literature citations, data from 145 studies were incorporated. The expert panel for preoperative anaemia developed 4 clinical and 3 research recommendations. A strong recommendation advices early detection and management of preoperative anaemia before major elective surgery. For RBC transfusion thresholds, 4 clinical and 6 research recommendations have been formulated. Two strong clinical recommendations for RBC transfusion thresholds comprise a haemoglobin concentration of &lt;7 g/dl for critically ill, but clinical stable adult intensive care patients independent of septic shock and &lt;7·5 g/dl for adults undergoing cardiac surgery. For the implementation of PBM programmes, 2 clinical and 3 research recommendations were developed. Research recommendations were formulated as encouragement of new studies to answer open questions. Due to the relative paucity of strong evidence-based answers in current publications to the 17 PICO questions, additional research, an international consensus for accepted definitions and Hb thresholds as well as clinically meaningful end-points for clinical studies are necessary. The 2018 PBM ICC defined the current status of PBM evidence and established 10 clinical and 12 research recommendations for preoperative anaemia, RBC transfusion thresholds for adults and implementation of PBM programmes.</p>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 3","pages":"226-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12632","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44843867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploration of COVID-19 related fears deterring from blood donation in India","authors":"Suchet Sachdev,&nbsp;Kamal Kishore,&nbsp;Lakhvinder Singh,&nbsp;Divjot Singh Lamba,&nbsp;Rekha Hans,&nbsp;Hari Krishan Dhawan,&nbsp;Sandeep Grover,&nbsp;Ratti Ram Sharma","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12623","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12623","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has impacted and pushed the healthcare settings to extremes across the globe. It was extremely challenging to sustain blood donation, and strategies could be formulated on knowing fears hindering blood donation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cross-sectional survey using Google Forms^® through WhatsApp and email after obtaining the ethical clearance. The survey questionnaire was validated for content using the Delphi technique, and pilot tested for finalization.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The survey was attempted by 1066 participants, and 749 participants who had not donated since pandemic were included in the study. A little more than half, 415 (55%) reported either one or more than one fear during the pandemic which hindered blood donation. They reported lack of confidence in the safety measures at the hospitals and fear of transmitting infection to family, in 415 (55%) of the participants each, respectively. The fear of COVID-19 hospital infection risk and hospital entry was statistically significant across the age groups that are eligible for blood donation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The clear and dedicated confidence building measures to sustain blood donation using all communication modalities clearly emerge as the most important strategies to augment blood donation in the COVID-19 pandemic. The measures should include information about implementation of safety measures to mitigate COVID-19 transmission at the blood centres and that the act of blood donation does not increase risk of COVID-19 and therefore the risk of transmission of infection to family.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 2","pages":"147-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12623","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39249829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementation of a pre-hospital transfusion service in Latin America: the pioneering experience of a Brazilian centre","authors":"Lucas Certain,&nbsp;Israel da Silva,&nbsp;Jussara Aparecida Rodrigues da Silva,&nbsp;Juliana de Cássia Schevenin,&nbsp;Ana Barbara Regiani de Oliveira,&nbsp;Amanda Bonamichi Franceli,&nbsp;Camila Emanuele Camargo Lisboa,&nbsp;Marina de Fatima de Oliveira,&nbsp;Marcus Antonio da Silva Leme,&nbsp;Pedro Izzo,&nbsp;Bruno Deltreggia Benites","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12633","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12633","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background and Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This report describes the implementation of the first pre-hospital transfusion service in Latin America, with red blood cell concentrates available for immediate use in mobile land units.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A partnership was established between the Regional Mobile Emergency Service and the Regional Blood Bank, with further development of protocols for the storage, transportation and transfusion of red blood cell concentrates in an ambulance, with the acquisition of special thermal boxes, a heater for blood components and digital thermometers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Service was developed from May 2019 and implemented in September 2020, in a mobile intensive care unit serving 11 cities, reaching a population of approximately 480 000 inhabitants. Two red blood cell concentrates, type ‘O’ RhD negative, are available, stored in a special sealed thermal box and with continuous temperature monitoring. A specific transfusion protocol was developed, in accordance with the institutional protocols of the Hospital and its Blood Bank.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This is the first description of a pre-hospital transfusion service implemented in Latin America, with the potential to reduce the number of deaths from civil trauma and which can be extrapolated to other institutions or countries in similar conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 4","pages":"315-320"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12633","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46318197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Australian trial of the effectiveness of a discount reward to increase plasma donor retention and frequency of donation","authors":"Kathleen Chell,&nbsp;Claire White,&nbsp;Surendra Karki,&nbsp;Tanya E. Davison","doi":"10.1111/voxs.12625","DOIUrl":"10.1111/voxs.12625","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background and Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Encouraging existing plasma donors to donate more frequently is a key objective for blood collection organizations committed to improving plasma self-sufficiency through voluntary non-remunerated donations. The aim of this paper is to present results from a pilot trial testing whether an in-centre discount voucher reward could increase retention and donation frequency among new and repeat plasma donors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A sample of <i>n</i> = 1242 new and repeat plasma donors who presented to donate at the Civic Plasma Donor Centre in Canberra, Australia, over a 14-week period participated in the trial. Of this group, <i>n</i> = 253 were offered a discount voucher for a local cafe (intervention group) and <i>n</i> = 989 received the business as usual approach in the donor centre (control group). The subsequent donation behaviour of participants was monitored over three months.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overall, 69·6% accepted the discount voucher, with 18·2% of those redeeming it. Those who accepted the voucher were younger and less experienced plasma donors. The intervention did not significantly increase the likelihood of return to donate compared to the control group; however, it did reduce the time to return to donate plasma. The overall rate of donation within 3 months was also significantly higher for donors who were offered the incentive than for the control group. Declining the offer did not negatively impact donors’ return behaviour.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper provides new insights around strategies to increase plasma donation frequency, as well as donor response to introducing a discount voucher reward within a voluntary non-remunerated donation system.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":89948,"journal":{"name":"ISBT science series","volume":"16 2","pages":"188-195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/voxs.12625","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48953287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}